404 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

The actions in the spiritual sky are manifested by the internal potency in pure
spiritual existence. They expand in six transcendental opulences, which are all
manifestations of Maha-Safikarsana, who is the ultimate reservoir and objective of
all living entities. Although belonging to the marginal potency known as jiva-Sakti,
the spiritual sparks known as the living entities are subjected to the conditions of
material energy. It is because these sparks are related with both the internal and
external potencies of the Lord that they are known as belonging to the marginal
potency.

In considering the quadruple forms of the absolute Personality of Godhead,
known as Vasudeva, Sarfikarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha, the impersonalists,
headed by Sripad Sankaracarya, have interpreted the aphorisms of the Vedanta-
siitra in a way suitable for the impersonalist school. To provide the intrinsic import
of such aphorisms, however, Srila RUpa Gosvami, the leader of the six Gosvamis of
Vrndavana, has properly replied to the impersonalists in his Laghu-bhdgavatdmyta,
which is a natural commentary on the aphorisms of the Veddnta-sOtras.

The Padma Purana, as quoted by Srila Ripa Gosvam! in his Laghu-bhagavatamrta,
describes that in the spiritual sky there are four directions, corresponding to east,
west, north and south, in which Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Aniruddha and Pradyumna
are situated. The same forms are also situated in the material sky. The Padma
Purdna also describes a place in the spiritual sky known as Vedavati-pura where
Vasudeva resides. In the Visnuloka, which is above Satyaloka, Safikarsana resides.
Maha-Sanikarsana is another name of Sahkarsana. Pradyumna lives in Dvaraka-pura,
and Aniruddha lies on the eternal bed of Se$a, generally known as ananta-Sayyd,
in the island called Svetadvipa in the ocean of milk.

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vasudeva-sanikarsana-pradyumnaniruddha
‘dvitiya catur-vyiha’ ei—turiya, visuddha
SYNONYMS

vasudeva—the expansion named Vasudeva; sankarsana—the expansion named
Sankarsana; pradyumna—the expansion named Pradyumna; aniruddha—the expan-
sion named Aniruddha; dvitiya catuh-vyiiha—the second quadruple expansion; e/—
this; turfya—transcendental; visuddha—free from all material contamination.

TRANSLATION

Vasudeva, Safikarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha constitute this second

quadruple. They are purely transcendental.
